{"product_id":"glendronach-18-year-old-1970-prestonfield-highlander-signatory-vintage-sherry-wood-matured-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1988-5cl-miniature","title":"Glendronach 18 Year Old 1970 Prestonfield Highlander Signatory Vintage Sherry Wood Matured Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1988) 5cl Miniature","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGlendronach 18 Year Old 1970 Prestonfield Highlander Signatory Vintage Sherry Wood Matured Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1988) 5cl Miniature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn older miniature of 1970 Glendronach bottled in 1988 after spending 18 years in a sherry cask. Full size bottles of this stuff are very hard to source as most of them have been drunken. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSignatory Vintage took over the bottling of Prestonfield Hotel's endeavours not long after they commenced and today are a highly collectable piece of history from the originally 5 star boutique hotel in Edinburgh. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppearance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Antique bronze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cranberry, orange and roast chestnut with linseed and traces of shallot. Becomes sweeter with time, revealing warm oak and toasted vanilla pod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elegant dark fruit and nut chocolate with orange cream cake and lingering Highland treacle toffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Memories of good sherry times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Glendronach...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNestled in the Valley of Forgue, deep in the East Highland Hills, is The GlenDronach Distillery, one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. They have been dedicated to creating the finest, richly-sherried Single Malts for almost 200 years. The GlenDronach’s past is rich with charismatic custodians, challenging setbacks and triumph through dedication. The GlenDronach was an early pioneer of sherry cask maturation and they are immensely proud of their distillery’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hallmark of their craft is the marriage of robust Highland spirit with the finest Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from Andalucía in Spain. The GlenDronach is a product of time-honoured traditions honed over many years. Their halGlenDronachlmark is to marry robust Highland spirit with the finest oak sherry casks; an exquisite duality that brings exceptional depth and character to the whiskies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside the distillery are a traditional rake and plough mash tun, wooden washbacks and four stills which were coal fired until 2005, the last in Scotland to be heated in this way. Today there is just a quiet susurration of steam in the stillhouse, but the oddly shaped wash still and the plain sides of the spirit still cut back on reflux, helping to build weight in the spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese days, ex-Sherry casks are the distillery’s signature style. Some is 100% Sherry matured, some is started in ex-Bourbon casks to pick up vanilla sweetness before being racked into ex-Sherry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e43% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glendronach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793350549842,"sku":"GLENDR18PF1970MINI","price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Glendronach18YearOld1970PrestonfieldHighlanderSignatoryVintageSherryWoodMaturedHighlandSingleMaltScotchWhisky_1988_5clMiniature.jpg?v=1781834315","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/glendronach-18-year-old-1970-prestonfield-highlander-signatory-vintage-sherry-wood-matured-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1988-5cl-miniature","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}